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Wang Xing is inviting Mark out to dinner.
| Name | Pinyin | Chinese | English equivalent |
| 王星 | Mǎkè, nǐ yǒu kòng ma? | 马克，你有空吗？ | Mark, are you free? |
| 马克 | Wǎnshang yǒu kòng, nǐ yǒu shénme shì? | 晚上有空，你有什么事？ | This evening I am free. What’s up? |
| 王星 | Wǒ yào qǐng nǐ chīfàn. | 我要请你吃饭。 | I would like to treat you to dinner. |
| 马克 | Wèishénme nǐ yòu qǐng wǒ chī fàn? | 为什么你又请我吃饭？ | Why do you always treat me to dinner? |
| 王星 | Yīnwèi nǐ gāng dào Zhōngguó. | 因为你刚到中国。 | Because you just arrived in China. |
| 王星 | Zài nǐ de jiǔdiàn fùjìn yǒu yī jiā hěn bùcuò de fànguǎn. | 在你的酒店附近有一家很不错的饭馆。 | Near your hotel is a very good restaurant. |
| 王星 | Nǐ xiǎng yīqǐ qù ma? | 你想一起去吗？ | Would you like to join me? |
| 马克 | Hǎo, zěnme zǒu? | 好，怎么走？ | Okay, how do I get there? |
| 王星 | Cóng jiǔdiàn qiánmén chūqù, yòu guǎi, dào dì èr ge lùkǒu, zài yòu guǎi. | 从酒店前门出去，右拐, 到第二个路口，再右拐。 | From the front of the hotel take a right and when you get to the second interesection make another right. |
| 王星 | Ránhòu yīzhí zǒu, guò le dì èr ge lùkǒu, nǐ huì zài zuǒbiān kàn dào nà ge fànguǎn. | 然后一直走，过了第二个路口，你会在左边看到那个饭馆。 | Along this street walk past the second intersection and you will see the restuarant on your left. |
| 王星 | Wǒmen qīdiǎn bàn zài nàlǐ jiànmiàn, hǎo bu hǎo? | 我们七点半在那里见面，好不好？ | We meet at 7:30. Is that okay? |
| 马克 | Hǎo, wǎnshang qī diǎn bàn jiān. | 好，晚上七点半见。 | Okay, see you at 7:30 tonight. |
Vocabulary
| Pinyin | Chinese | English |
| qǐng | 请 | (v) treat |
| yòu | 又 | (adv) again/always |
| gāng | 刚 | (adv) just now |
| jiǔdiàn | 酒店 | (n) hotel |
| fùjìn | 附近 | (n) vicinity |
| jiā | 家 | (classifier for businesses) |
| fànguǎn | 饭馆 | (n) restaurant |
| yīzhí | 一直 | (adv) straight ahead |
| guò | 过 | (v) pass, go past |
| lùkǒu | 路口 | (n) intersection |
| cóng …dào | 从…到 | (part) from … to |
| chūqù | 出去 | (v) go out |
| ránhòu | 然后 | (conj) then |
| guǎi | 拐 | (v) turn |
| tiáo | 条 | (classifier for pants, street, fish, etc) |
| lù | 路 | (noun) street |
Additional Vocabulary
| Pinyin | Chinese | English |
| duì miàn | 对面 | across from |
| qián miàn | 前面 | in front of |
| gāi wǒ le | 该我了 | My turn! |
Homework
Homework should challenge the student to use the vocab and grammar from the lesson
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